Event With the 16th pick, Blazers have selected Hansen Yang

Ok, I'll give my own opinion. watched almost 3/4. Made four really nice passes in that time and no bad passes. Seems to have good touch around the rim. Generally seems to be where he is supposed to be on defense but looks like there is no three second rule so that helps. For some reason a little slow transitioning from defense to offense, definitely not a rim-runner. And doesn't seem to get in position to receive lobs but that could be how his coach wants it.

 

I noticed that about his passes too (the ones I have seen). No ridiculously bad passes.

He had a lot of turnovers (I think about as many as assists) but none of the passes were stupid passes, out-of-bounds or anything like that. They were on-the-money, textbook passes that the defense knew were coming.

So he just needs to learn to read the defense better. The passing skills are already at a high level.

 

If you're saying more athletic than most of the guys in his league then yeah he probably is. After watching a couple of hours of video not including this game I think he's quicker than and more athletic than guys like Clingan but definitely not unicorn athletic like Wemby or Chet. He's closer to Jarrett Allen than he is to Clingan but still a hair less athletic than Allen.

He's a little more athletic than the most plodding of bigs but he'd still be a mess on the perimeter in the NBA, which is why I think Chauncey said no without giving any kind of qualification about maybe in the future when asked about playing Yang and Clingan together. Obviously Ayton didn't test at the combine but I'd imagine he's a full step up from Allen's athleticism so quite a bit more athletic than Yang.

 

This is the second stop I'd make if I could travel in time.

 

Mike S. post draft interview on Rip City Drive

 

I love this pick.

Was never on my radar because of Clingan.

Yang is an extremely rare talent. I’m glad Cronin and Schmitz had the balls to go through with it.

 

Basketball, Sleep, PS5, More Sleep, Eat!

 

So Hansen has <8% body fat at 7'2". Damn! and he says he likes eat. This tells me he has good work ethic.

Genetics loads the guns, lifestyle triggers it.

 

Yeah I'm glad they swung for the fences regardless of outcome.

 

Ditto. And we dont have any clear cut for sure superstars so we can draft position of need. Swing ror the fences. Highest possible upside while fitting the on court culture. Defense/passing/team ball.

 

I’m nervous about Cedric coward becoming kawhi Leonard

 

He can be that as long as Yang becomes Yao and Magic's 2028 FRP turns out to be the GOAT when all is said and done

 

Odds are one of Coward, Noa, Bryant, KJ, etc, will have a much better career.

 

Actually, there is no basis to this statement. Sorry, you may believe it, but it's simply not true.

 

Nice try and that seems to be the sentiment everyone is throwing out now. But people would not have this opinion if they drafted about ten other guys. And why do you and others automatically think Yang is even the BPA? That’s quite an assumption

 

Got it. Why are we here. It should be: Blazers make draft pick/we all swoon/we all buy season tickets and hug each other.

 

What’s funny is if someone doesn’t like the Yang pick because either it was too early or not needed or don’t think he’s good enough, whatever, they are bitching and negative. But there’s plenty of “good riddance Anfernee” “fuck Jerami I want him gone” “I hope Chauncey is fired” or “Clingan is a stiff” going around and that seems to be ok. Noted.

 

I thought it was fine. I liked taking a swing at our guy and getting another pick for the future.

But I wasn't expecting anything out of this draft.